Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam

Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh, Vietnam

Let's join AdventureGreen on our bird quests to learn about the different birds and bird species in Vietnam. Here you can find out more about the birding spots that these bird species are found.

Bar-headed goose (Ngỗng Ấn độ, Anser indicus)

The bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) is a goose that breeds in Central Asia in colonies of thousands near mountain lakes and winters in South Asia, as far south as peninsular India. 

anas, anatis: Latin duck.
The genus name Anser comes from the Latin word anser meaning "goose".

White-winged duck or white-winged wood duck (Asarcornis scutulata) 

The white-winged duck or white-winged wood duck (Asarcornis scutulata) is a large species of duck of the family Anatidae.

The white-winged duck was widely distributed from northeastern India and Bangladesh, throughout South East Asia.

anas, anatis: Latin duck.
Asarcornis is derived from Greek words: asarkos meaning "without flesh" and ornis meaning "bird". Therefore, the name literally translates to "without flesh bird".
scutulata: derived from the Latin word 'scutulatus': meaning 'chequered'; "diamond-shaped".
Scutulatus is a Latin term meaning "shield-shaped" or "diamond-shaped". It comes from the Latin word scutula, meaning "small plate," combined with the suffix -atus, meaning "provided with". 

Asarcornis, whose species weres formerly placed in the genus Cairina, is a genus of ducks in the family Anatidae. 

1/  White-winged duck or white-winged wood duck (Asarcornis scutulata) 

anas, anatis: Latin duck.
Asarcornis is derived from Greek words: asarkos meaning "without flesh" and ornis meaning "bird". Therefore, the name literally translates to "without flesh bird".

Sibirionetta is a genus of ducks in the family Anatidae. The species of this genus were formerly placed in the genus Anas.
The name Sibirionetta is derived from the Latin sibiricus for Siberia and the Ancient Greek netta for a duck. 

1/ Baikal teal (Vịt Bai Can, Sibirionetta formosa), also called the bimaculate duck or squawk duck
The specific epithet formosa is from the Latin formosus for "beautiful".

Baikal teal 
(Vịt Bai Can, Sibirionetta formosa), also called the bimaculate duck or squawk duck

The Baikal teal (Sibirionetta formosa), also called the bimaculate duck or squawk duck, is a dabbling duck that breeds in eastern Russia and winters in East Asia.

The name Sibirionetta is derived from the Latin sibiricus for Siberia and the Ancient Greek netta for a duck. 
The specific epithet formosa is from the Latin formosus for "beautiful".

Spatula is a genus or subgenus of ducks in the family Anatidae that includes the shovelers, garganey, and several species of American teals.
The species of this genus were formerly placed in the genus Anas. The name Spatula is the Latin word for "spoon", from which the English word "spatula" also originates.

1/ Garganey (Mồng két mày trắng, Spatula querquedula)
The specific epithet is derived from Latin querquedula, a word believed to represent to its call.
2/ Northern shoveler (Vịt mỏ thìa, Spatula clypeata), known simply in Britain as the shoveler

Anas is a genus of dabbling ducks. It includes the pintails, most teals, and the mallard and its close relatives. The name Anas is the Latin for "duck".

1/ The Eurasian teal (Mòng két, Anas crecca), common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal
The bird gives its name to the blue-green colour teal.
2/ Mallard or wild duck (Vịt cổ xanh, Anas platyrhynchos) 

3/ Pintail or northern pintail (Vịt mốc, Anas acuta) 
The epithet acuta comes from the verb acuere meaning "to sharpen" which refers to the pointed tail of the male in breeding plumage.

4/ Indian spot-billed duck (Vịt trời, Vịt mỏ đốm, Anas poecilorhyncha) 
The English name is derived from the red spot at the base of the bill that is found in the mainland Indian population.
The specific epithet poecilorhyncha combines the classical Greek words poikilos meaning "pied" or "spotted" and rhunkhos meaning a "bill".

Some taxonomists list the genus Dendrocygna (whistling ducks or tree ducks) as the only one species of the subfamily Dendrocygninae of the duck, goose and swan in the family Anatidae. Some other taxonomists list the white-backed duck (Thalassornis leuconotus) under this subfamily. The subfamily Dendrocygninae is also considered a separate family Dendrocygnidae by some authorities.

anser: Latin anser goose;
anas, anatis: Latin duck.
Dendrocygna: Greek dendron tree; genus Cygnus;
cygnus: Latin swan;
Greek kuknos swan;

1/ Lesser whistling duck (Le nâu or Le le, Dendrocygna javanica), also known as Indian whistling duck or lesser whistling teal

The pygmy geese are a group of very small "perching ducks" in the genus Nettapus which breed in the Old World tropics. The genus Nettapus name is from Ancient Greek nētta meaning "duck" and pous meaning "foot".

1/ Cotton pygmy goose or cotton teal (Le khoang cổ, Nettapus coromandelianus)

The Anatidae are the biological family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans in the order Anseriformes. 

anser: Latin anser goose;
anas, anatis: Latin duck.

Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae.

anser: Latin anser goose;
anas, anatis: Latin duck.

Calonectris is a genus of seabirds. The genus name comes from Ancient Greek kalos, "good" and nectris, "swimmer".

1/ Streaked shearwater (Hải âu mày trắng, Calonectris leucomelas)

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